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Striking Bops from January 2026 [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Canva AI; Gordon Johnson, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Striking Bops from January 2026 | Playlist

Striking Bops from January 2026 features songs by Ari Lennox, A$AP Rocky, Bruno Mars, Charli XCX, Harry Styles, and Jill Scott.

By the musical hype, 3 weeksJanuary 30, 2026 ago

KATSEYE, Internet Girl [📷: HYBE UMG LLC]

KATSEYE, Internet Girl | Song Review

“Internet Girl” by KATSEYE is a surefire earworm; a super catchy, incredibly fun K-pop bop that you won’t be able to get unstuck from your head.

By the musical hype, 1 monthJanuary 5, 2026 ago

A Noteworthy Compendium of N Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Anna Shvets, Pietro Henricky from Pexels; AcatXIo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

A Noteworthy Compendium of N Songs | Playlist 🎧

A Noteworthy Compendium of N Songs features songs by Doechii, Drake, Hozier, Kendrick Lamar, Steve Lacy, and Tinashe.

By the musical hype, 3 monthsNovember 5, 2025 ago

13 Songs That Turn Da BASS Up (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Amr Osman from Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Gordon Johnson, Jennifer R., OpenClipart-Vectors, RadiantMuse0, Sascha from Pixabay]

13 Songs That Turn Da BASS Up | Playlist 🎧

13 Songs That Turn Da BASS Up features music courtesy of Britney Spears, John Summit, Meghan Trainor, Merkules, Nicki Minaj, and PaulWetz.

By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 19, 2024 ago

Kyle Exum, Bassthoven: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 46 (2024) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Kyle Exum; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]

Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

Kyle Exum, Bassthoven | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 46th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2024), we highlight “Bassthoven” performed by YouTuber and musician Kyle Exum.

By the musical hype, 2 yearsJune 9, 2024 ago

Saweetie, NANi [📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; ICY / Warner; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Królestwo Nauki, OpenClipart-Vectors, Pete Linforth, Tumisu from Pixabay]

Saweetie, NANi | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-nominated Saweetie rapper brings ample energy and ‘that attitude’ to the brief but highly entertaining banger, “NANi.”

By the musical hype, 2 yearsMay 20, 2024 ago

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